Auckland has maintained its position as the world’s third most liveable city in the 2016 Mercer Quality of Living survey, and is the highest ranked city in the Asia-Pacific region.
Mercer ranks Auckland third again globally behind Vienna and Zurich. The highest ranking Asia-Pacific cities after Auckland are Sydney at 10, Wellington at 12, Melbourne at 15 and Perth at 21.
Auckland mayor Len Brown says that maintaining third place is “quite an achievement”.
“This is absolute recognition of the hard yards being put in as a united Auckland works to become the world’s most liveable city.
Mercer’s reports provide information and recommendations for over 440 cities throughout the world; the ranking covers 230 of these cities.
Len Brown says that Auckland’s consistent high ranking in major international liveability surveys shows the world sees Auckland as a great place to live, work, visit and do business.
“It is why more than 800 people a week are moving to Auckland, putting pressure on our transport, housing and infrastructure.
